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Rabbi Marty Waldman introduces the TJCII 7 Affirmations course THE SEVEN AFFIRMATIONS STATEMENT FOR CHURCH BODIES TO AFFIRM THE MESSIANIC JEWISH MOVEMENT. Consistent with the principle established in the original Jerusalem Council of Acts Chapter 15 regarding respect for diversity in the Body of Christ concerning Jewish and Gentile identity, we do make the following affirmations: We affirm the election of Israel, its irrevocable nature and God’s unfinished work with the Jewish people regarding salvation and the role of Israel as a blessing to the nations. We affirm that Jews who come to faith in the Messiah, Jesus, are calledRead More

Many of us will know by now that Fr. Peter Hocken (pictured left on the featured image) passed away in early June 2017. Peter was was a British theologian and historian of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century. Peter was a leader within Toward Jerusalem Council II and will be greatly missed by all of us. A number of branches of TJCII have made a statement regarding the passing of our brother in Christ and I would like to take the opportunity to mark his passing as well. Since I only met Peter once manyRead More

Father Peter Hockens’ final talk at the Kiev conference went something like this… Everything that we have heard in this consultation so far – the complementarity of Israel and the nations, the Church as the union of Jew and Gentile through the cross of the Messiah, the ingrafting of the Gentiles into the natural olive tree of Israel, the need of Jews and Gentiles for each other – all this now needs to be applied in the area of eschatology. TJCII as a vision for Jewish and Gentile reconciliation in Messiah requires the reconciliation of the Jewish and the ChristianRead More

Here for download is the Special Kiev Edition TJCII Communiqué follwing the consultation hosted by the Kiev Jewish Messianic Congregation (KJMC) that took place in May this year. Inside this issue: The Messianic Hope & The Gospel Comments on the Messianic Hope & The Gospel Unity in the Body Commentaries by Attendees A Catholic Response From the Ukraine Writers include Pastor Michael Shubert (Lutheran, Dresden, Germany) Fr. Peter Hocken (Catholic Theologian, TJCII International Council) Eugene Boyle (A former member of a center for reconciliation and renewal in Northern Ireland) Fr. Piotr Oktaba, OP (St. Thomas Aquinas Institute, Kiev) Kiev Special EditionRead More

Article by Prof. Dan Juster This is the 3rd article in a series on the Messianic Jewish Movement. The 1st on North America, and 2nd on Russian-speaking Messianic Jews appear in the 2013 Spring and Summer issues, respectively. A few years ago, Toward Jerusalem Council II put out a booklet entitled The Messianic Jewish Movement. While there could be some improvement, it was basically accurate at the time it was written. Some of it was based on the book by Kai Kjaer-Hansen called Myths and Facts on Messianic Jews of Israel (1998). Generally, the bulk of the movement traces itselfRead More

via » TJCII Blog Referring to the Middle East and taking liberties with the verse, John 1:46, one might ask along with Nathanael, “Can anything good come from there?” In agreement with Philip we reply, “Yes, come and see!” Something good IS happening in the Middle East and specifically among Christian Arabs in Israel! There is a new political party, B’nei Brit* Hahadasha (Sons of the New Testament), which is – surprise – pro-Israel! It’s not a shock that some Christian Arabs are thankful to live in Israel. But it is a surprise that they are putting their lives on the lineRead More

via » TJCII Blog What about the FIRST Jerusalem Council? Sure-fire way to get a blank look? Mention the first Jerusalem Council. The title from Acts 15 is “The Council at Jerusalem” but it’s not a frequently-discussed topic today because the Council resolved everything . . . or did it? Shaul (Paul) was a Pharisee who came to faith in Yeshua. This meeting in Jerusalem found him debating other Pharisees who were also believers in Yeshua (Acts 15:5). (That’s right, Nicodemus wasn’t the only one.) They’re debating what Gentiles needed to do in order to be accepted as followers of the Jewish G-d and HisRead More

via » TJCII Blog In Romans 11, Rabbi Shaul(Apostle Paul) used the olive tree to summarize God’s work in history – past, present and future – including what must precede Yeshua’s return. It’s all laid out – like a school year – and we’re watching it unfold. Gentile believers (a WILD olive branch!) were grafted into the olive tree when Jewish branches were broken off. The Gentiles thus became “equal sharers in the rich root of the olive tree.” Anticipating an ego attack, Shaul warned Gentiles, “don’t boast as if you were better than the branches! However, if you do boast, rememberRead More